Philip Everett Curtiss (April 10, 1885 - May 23, 1964) was a politician, novelist, and newspaper reporter in Connecticut.[1] He was born in Hartford, Connecticut.[2] A Republican, he served in the General Assembly of the Connecticut Legislature from 1941 until 1947 and was a trial justice and justice of the peace in Norfolk, Connecticut[3][4] from 1940 until 1955. He also had his stories published in various magazines including Harper's Magazine. Yale University has a collection of his papers.[4]
He graduated from Hartford Public High School and Trinity College (1906). At Trinity he ran track, was in glee club, and was a member of Psi Upsilon. He studied in Spain and France on a fellowship. He served in the Connecticut National Guard from 1910 - 1916 and was deployed to the border with Mexico. In 1910 he began working for the Hartford Courant and then the Hartford Times. He married Maude Ida Frederica Knust and they had two daughters.[3]
He died in Winsted, Connecticut after a long illness.[3]
Bibliography
edit- Between Two Worlds, Harper & Brothers, New York 1916
- The Ladder:[5] The story of a casual man Harper & Brothers, New York 1915
- Two Worlds 1916
- Mummers in Mufti The Century Co., New York, 1922
- The Gay Conspirators 1924
Further reading
edit- Young Hartford writer who is gaining distinction Hartford Courant (pay for access)
References
edit- ^ "PHILIP E. CURTISS, 79; WRITER AND JUSTICE". The New York Times. 25 May 1964.
- ^ The Bookman. Dodd, Mead and Company. 1915.
- ^ a b c http://issuu.com/tcdigitalrepository/docs/july1964 Trinity College Alumni Magazine: Commencement Reunion July 1964 page 8
- ^ a b Philip Everett Curtiss papers, at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
- ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
External links
edit- Philip Everett Curtiss Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.